Mirrored wind-shield for automobiles.



W. P. HAMMOND.

MiRRORED WIND SHIELD FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 19. 1913.

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MIRRORED WIND-SHIELD FOR AUTOMOBILES.

.. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 29, 1918.

Application filed July 19, 1913. Serial No. 779,906.

"biles and like vehicles, and 'has for its object to provide a novelmeans for combin ing the wind shield and mirror in a singleconstruction, thereby eliminating the expense and inconvenience incidentto the use of a mirror as a separate and independent attachment.

A further object of the invention is to provide a mirrored wind shieldwhich can be manufactured at substantially the same cost as an ordinarywind shield, which can be used both as a wind shield and a mirror,

and which is susceptible of adjustment in the usual manner.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel combinations and arrangements of the parts as will more fullyappear as the description proceeds, the novel features thereof beingpointed out in the appended claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is aperspective 'view of a mirrored wind shield constructed in accordancewith the invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a wind shield section, showing a slightmodification of the invention, and

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the mirrored wind shield.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the samereference characters.

Referring to the drawings, the reference character A, designates aportion of the body of an automobile or like vehicle. The wind shield atthe front of the vehicle may be of any suitable construction, and in thepresent instance is shown as comprising a lower section B and an uppersection C, the said sections being mounted between the two standards 1.The upper section G of the wind shield comprises a transparent sheet 2of plate glass or the like surrounded by a metallic frame 3, oppositeends of-the said frame being provided with the trunnions 4 which arejournaled within suitable bearings upon the standards 1 to admit of thewind shield section 0 being tilted about a horizontal axis.

In carrying out the invention a portion of the plate glass 2 is designedto be silvered at 5 or otherwise provided with a reflecting surfaceadapted to form a mirror. As indicated by Fig. 1, the silvered ormirrored surface 5 is substantially circular or elliptical in shape,while in the modification shown'by Fig. 2 the silvered or mirroredportion 5 constitutes a narrow strip which extends entirely across thetop of the wind shield. It will be obvious that the silvered or mirroredsurface may be of any desired size or shape and may be situated at themost advantageous point upon the wind shield, according to the make ofthe car and the personal ideas of the user. The silvered surface 5 maybe protected by any suitable backing 6, and the wind shield section C,can be tilted to any desired angle so as to set the mirrored surfacethereof at the proper inclination.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A wind shield for automobiles including a transparent glass plate havinga portion of the surface thereof silvered to provide a reflectingsurface adapted to act as a mirror.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM P. HAMMOND.

Witnesses GEORGE EBERHARDT, J12, P. FRANK SoNNEK.

